Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Veggie $20.00
    • Fresh tomato, onion, capsicum, mushrooms, olives and jalapeños
  • ''Pull Apart'' Bruschetta $12.00
    • Tomato, Basil Pesto and Mozzarella bruschetta on rustic french baguette
  • Pork Belly $22.00
    • Mashed potato, caramelised onion, roasted vegetables, molasses jus
  • Smiths Burger $18.00
    • Homemade sous vide beef pattie, with bacon, jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, onions and cheese
  • Short Rib Po'Boy $15.00
    • Short rib, sautéed onions, killer pickles, chipotle aioli
  • ''Hopped'' Pork $15.00
    • Craft beer + ginger glaze with lime slaw, jalapeños, BBQ sauce, garlic aioli
  • Nacho Piggy $22.00
    • Loaded with Pulled pork, onions, capsicum, jalapeños, olives and cheddar cheese. Served with salsa and sour cream.
  • Beef Short Rib $24.00
    • Tender short rib cooked to juicy perfection. Served with mashed potato and parsnip crisps
  • Topping
    • chicken/char siu pork/seafood/vege and tofu
  • Kimchi Fried Rice $13.00
    • (pork or vege)
  • Spicy Pork $15.00
  • Karaage $13.00
  • Teriyaki vege $11.00
  • Your choice of broth
    • shayu ramen/ miso ramen/ tonkotsu ramen
  • Kimchi Don $13.00
  • Chicken Curry $12.50
  • Panang Curry Beef/Chicken $20.50
    • Thick creamy panang curry, new authentic recipe. A delicious combination of coconut milk, peanuts and kaffir lime leaf. Steamed Vegetables $4.00 extra
  • Batter-dipper Prawns (6) $11.00
    • Prawns coated in specially home made garlic & coriander batter and served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Garlic Chicken $18.00
    • Stir fried chicken with garlic, capsicum and vegetables
  • Fried Rice Tofu and Vegetables $18.50
    • Fried rice with egg, tofu and vegeables
  • Chicken or Beef with Peanut Sauce $18.00
    • Delicious stir fried chicken or beef with home made peanut sauce and vegetables
  • Spring Rolls (6) $7.50
    • Crispy vegetable spring rolls served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Yellow Curry Chicken $20.50
    • Delicious chicken, onion and potato in yellow curry with coconut milk
  • Sweet & Sour Fish $20.00
    • Battered fish, stir fried with pineapple, sweet and sour sauce, capsicums and cucumber
  • Victorian lambs fry $18.00
    • Victorian classic lamb's liver & bacon cooked to perfection with our rich gravy served on top of creamy mashed potatoes
  • Chef's special
    • Ask our staff what tempting treat we have today
  • Fresh southern blue cod $20.00
    • Blue cod cooked to perfection in our special beer batter or lightly pan-fried served with salad & fries or roast potatoes & vegetables with our gluten free cheese sauce
  • Star seafood chowder (gf) $18.00
    • Our famous hot & creamy seafood chowder loaded with seafood & finished with our garlic bread
  • Mount cook salmon fillet $22.00
    • Tender & juicy salmon fillet baked then served with salad & fries or with potatoes & vegetables finished with our special mint & mango dressing
  • Eggs benedict $20.00
    • Perfectly poached eggs served on top of crispy garlic bread with your choice of grilled salmon or crispy bacon topped off with our special hollandaise sauce
  • Garters ribeye $25.00
    • Prime ribeye of beef to be cooked to your liking served with chips & salad & topped with garlic butter optional
  • Mushroom stack $20.00
    • Skerered portobello mushrooms served with grilled tomatoes & your choice of either crispy bacon or grilled fresh salmon served on garlic bread & lettuce, finished with honey mustard dressing
  • Angus beef eye fillet $44.00
    • 'A la Ficelle', field mushroom, charred leek, salsa verde, crispy garlic
  • Harmony Pork $ 36.00
    • belly and shoulder, Cromwell peaches, radish pods, parsnip cream
  • Marinated heirloom cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, hazelnut crumb, olive $14.00
  • Southland cheese roll, bitter leaves, pickled butternut, hazelnut, pear $19.00
  • Cured Stewart Island salmon, spring peas, wasabi crème fraîche pickled ko $22.00
  • Buttermilk fried chicken, spring tomato harissa $15.00
  • Moko smoked eel, steamed eggplant, asparagus, Asian dressing, beetroot $ 19.00
  • Bluff octopus a la plancha, roast red pepper, saffron aioli $15.00
  • Eton mess $13.00
    • Meringue, mixed berries, chantilly cream & berry coulis
  • Arrow $21.00
    • Chorizo, bacon, chicken, bbq sauce, mozzarella & aioli
  • Butterscotch or chocolate ice cream sundae $9.00
  • Market fish $12.00
  • Thai style massaman curry $22.00
    • Braised lamb shank, root vegetables & scented rice. Add an additional lamb shank $7
  • Fresh fruit salad $9.00
  • Sizzling beef $19.00
    • with black pepper & vegetables. Prime rump steak seasonal vegetables & scented rice.
  • Classic Caesar salad $15.00
    • with cos lettuce, bacon, poached egg, parmesan cheese, Caesar dressing, anchovy Add chicken to your salad $5
  • Mixed grill $26.90
    • (rump steak, sausage, bacon, eggs, tomatoes) and fries
  • Shrimp Cocktail $8.90
  • Seafood Chowder $11.90
    • (with Ciabatta bread)
  • Pork Ribs $8.90
    • with barbeque sauce
  • Chilli and garlic prawns $13.90
  • Toasted Garlic Ciabatta $6.90
  • SOLE & SALAD $10.90
  • Beef and Guinness hotpot $18.90
    • with mash and gravy
  • Armando's Breakfast 20
    • Aromatic roast potato, chorio sausage & free eggs with salsa cruda aioli & pesto GF
  • Thick Cut Chips eat in 8
    • aioli & tomato sauce
  • Breakfast Burrito 17.5
    • with free range eggs, hash brown, mushroom & roast peppers V
  • GF Bread 2.5
  • 3 Hot Cakes 18.5
    • with homemade fruit compote, Canadian maple syrup and vanilla cream cheese V
  • Special Pizza 25
    • Please ask our waiter
  • Toast and Jam 9.5
    • Toasted homemade ciabatta bread with homemade preserve V
  • Armando's Granola 12.5
    • with yoghurt and fruit compote Soy or almond milk available on request
  • Bacon & eggs $18.00
    • Our own house-cured bacon, toasted Spire sourdough, poached free-range eggs, homemade tomato relish
  • No5 Pastrami Sandwich $17.00
    • Our own pastrami: Angus brisket dry-cured, spice-rubbed and slowly hot- smoked; served on our hot freshly-baked bread with mustard, pickles & tomato
  • Smoked salmon & scrambled eggs $19.00
    • House-smoked Mt Cook salmon, scrambled free-range eggs, Tony’s roquette, toasted wholemeal sourdough
  • Crudites & dips $14.00
    • Crispy fresh vegetables with a selection of our homemade Mediterranean dips; babaganoush (eggplant), hummus (chickpea), dukkah (nut) & romesco (capsicum)
  • Sausage, rosti & beans $19.00
    • Home-made Havoc pork sausages, potato & parsnip rosti, giant baked beans in tomato sauce
  • Tomato, capsicum & cannellini soup $16.00
    • Tomato, capsicum & cannellini soup, smoked cheese and garlic shoots
  • Smoked salmon salad $20.00
    • Our house-cured & smoked salmon, poached egg, witloof, capers, croutons
  • Roast wild thyme mushrooms; Grilled tomatoes; Potato & parsnip rosti $5.00
  • Blue Cod $24.00
    • Served with crinkle cut thyme salted chips and homemade tartare.
  • Margarita $25.00
    • Home made tomato sauce, Gibbston Valley Mozzarella and fresh basil.
  • From The Coop $28.00
    • Roast chicken, basil pesto, spanish onion and feta.
  • ​Chunky Rustic Chips $8.00
    • With thyme salt and home made tomato sauce.
  • Spiced Wedges $14.00
    • With sweet chilli and sour cream
  • From The Land $28.00
    • Home made tomato sauce, pancetta and Spanish chorizo
  • Angus Beef Burger $24.00
    • 200g pure Angus beef pattie served with crinkle cut thyme salted chips and home made tomato sauce.
  • Roast Vegetable Salad $14.00
    • Roast Kumara, Carrot, Beetroot, Spinach, Feta and Pine nuts
  • Shaking Beef N/A
    • Wok Tossed Angus Beef, Onion, Scallion on Bed of Watercress
  • Charcoal Grilled Karitane Whole Cray Fish N/A
    • Steamed then Charcoal Grilled, Lightly Sprinkle with Coarse Salt or Herbs and Butter
  • Chargrilled Caramelised Pork Chop N/A
    • Served with Mixed Greens, Fried Egg and Viet Pickles
  • Vegetable Noodle Soup N/A
    • Seasonal Vegetable and Tofu
  • Crispy Chicken N/A
    • With Chilli Mayo Sauce
  • Chef's Signature Fish N/A
    • Light Battered Fish Fillet Sprinkle with Coarse Salt Served in Seafood XO Sauce
  • Homemade Pork Spring Rolls N/A
  • Soft Shell Crab N/A
    • On Bed of Iceberg Lettuce, Served with Tamarind Sauce
  • Hummus $7.00
    • Served with crostini
  • Bitterballen (4 pieces) $9.50
    • A Traditional Dutch bar snack - A ragout of slow cooked beef shoulder coated in bread crumbs and deep fried
  • Edamame $7.00
    • Steamed soy beans served with soy sauce
  • Rillette of Pork $9.50
    • Salted pork simmered in duck fat. Served cold with crostini and gherkins
  • Hand Cut Chips $7.00
    • Served with garlic mayo
  • Pan Fried Fish of the Day $25.00
    • Served on potato and clam mash with buttered cucumber, shaved fennel and a beurre blanc
  • Fish and Chips $25.00
    • Crumbed fish of the day served with salad, hand cut chips and tartare sauce
  • Sirloin Steak $29.50
    • Served with green beans and a red wine jus
  • Sukor Spiced Sticky Chicken Wings $12
  • Spiced Lamb $14
  • Steamed Coconut Rice $5
  • Madam's Rendang $29
    • beef - served with coconut rice
  • Woo Roti Doughnut $12
    • gingernut ice cream, pandan
  • Char Kway Teow $29
    • Fried noodles with prawns & lup cheong
  • Madam's Rendang $26
    • chicken - served with coconut rice
  • Stir Fried Pork Belly $19
    • Asian greens, oyster sauce, spiced crackling crumble
  • Halep Sauce
    • Sautéed onions, bell peppers & mushrooms in a tomato & red wine sauce.
  • Muska Boregi $12.00 /$19.50
    • Filo pastry pies filled with feta cheese, parsley & spices, served with a salad garnish. (3 pieces/ 5 pieces)
  • Turkish Chilli Sauce
    • Fresh seasonal vegetables pureed & mixed with Turkish tomato paste, oil & hot chillies.
  • Courgette fritters (each) $3.00
  • Mushroom Shish $5.00
    • chargrilled mushrooms
  • Hummus $4.00
  • Lamb Shish S $13.00 L $19.00
    • Cubes of marinated lamb chargrilled, plated & served with pita bread, sauce & salad.
  • Bread & Dips $14.00/$20.00
    • A selection of the Chef’s specially prepared dips served with garlic pita bread.( 1–2 people/ 4 people)
  • Traditional L $21.5 / S $16.5
    • With tomato sauce, basil and cheese
  • Breads and spreads $16.00
    • An asoortment of delicious locally hand made breads and tasty spreads
  • gluten dree and vegetarian pizzas available
  • Salad bowl $6.00
    • A bowl of fresh salas w a light dressing
  • Chicken & bacon L $21.5 / S $16.5
    • With capsicum, cheese and apricot sauce
  • Chicken & brie L $21.5 / S $16.5
    • With cheese and plum sauce
  • Pasta $19.50
    • See our blackboard for the pasta of the week
  • Blt $12.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo w salad
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand